Peavy threw 7 1/3 hitless innings before yielding a broken-bat single to Milwaukee's Mark Reynolds,
and he walked off the field one batter later to a huge China Basin
ovation from fans who appreciated the 33-year-old's historic outing.The
Giants finished off a 3-1 victory over the Brewers to run their winning
streak to five, another highlight to a pitching-rich homestand. In
Peavy's 7 2/3 innings, he struck out eight and walked three.The
previous longest hitless stint of Peavy's career? Aug. 2, in his second
start as a Giant. He threw 6 1/3 perfect innings at New York in a
4-2 loss.His performance Saturday wasn't perfect, but his defense was. Shortstop Brandon Crawford not only ranged deep in the hole at short to throw out Aramis Ramirez
in the fifth, but he began an unlikely double play to end the seventh.
Scooter Gennett seemed to have broken the no-hit bid with a grounder up
the middle, but Crawford came out of nowhere to dive for it and, in one
gymnastically splendid motion, flipped the ball to Joe Panik, who turned two.Third baseman Pablo Sandoval backhanded Khris Davis' grounder in the eighth and just about threw him out from the Giants' dugout.Jeremy Affeldt replaced Peavy, faced one batter (Rickie Weeks), yielded a hit and exited. Sergio Romo struck out Carlos Gomez on three pitches to finish the eighth, and Santiago Casilla gave up a run in the ninth.